The prestigious award, selected from a short list of winners in other categories, grants the winning author 125,000 Australian dollars (about $90,000) and counts the country’s most prominent writers among its recipients. Tags: Books, News, Entertainment, Australia, World, Nation, Nation & World

"Do you know who sent me?" IFC Films has debuted the first official trailer for The Wedding Guest, the latest film from director Michael Winterbottom (The Road to Guantanamo, A Mighty Heart, The Killer Inside Me, The Look of Love). This adventure thriller follows a mysterious British Muslim man, played by Dev Patel, on his journey across Pakistan and India. He's heading to Pakistan to attend a wedding – armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. This looks like a ... Tags: Movies, Trailer, India, Pakistan, Ifc, Dev Patel, Indies, Michael Winterbottom, The Road, To Watch, Sidhu Manpreet

ATLANTA (AP) — Cardi B said she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, but struggled with the decision to turn down the lucrative opportunity in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The Grammy-nominated rapper told The Associated Press on Friday evening that she had “mixed feelings” after she declined to take the […] Tags: News, Entertainment, Sports, NFL, Colin Kaepernick, Atlanta, Ap, Nation, Associated Press, Cardi B, Cardi

"Do you know who sent me?" IFC Films has debuted the first official trailer for The Wedding Guest, the latest film from director Michael Winterbottom (The Road to Guantanamo, A Mighty Heart, The Killer Inside Me, The Look of Love). This adventure thriller follows a mysterious British Muslim man, played by Dev Patel, on his journey across Pakistan and India. He's heading to Pakistan to attend a wedding – armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. This looks like a ... Tags: Movies, Trailer, India, Pakistan, Ifc, Dev Patel, Indies, Michael Winterbottom, The Road, To Watch, Sidhu Manpreet

On this episode, Shidou is forced to take care of the spirit children. Meanwhile, Natsumi adds more mayhem on Shidou's situation. Oh man, I was laughing hard and somewhat got mixed feelings on this plot continuation because all of the spirits became a loli. In other words, it was a loli fan service. But, Yoshino didn't change much since her appearance has been a child's. Also, there was another cool action scene for Natsumi. Now how will Shidou be able to seal Natsumi's power? I really can't wai... Tags: Anime, Natsumi, Yoshino, Shidou, Natsumi Now

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Origin stories aren’t just for comic-book superheroes, as a documentary about the evolution of animals including elephants and whales intends to show. The two-hour film will highlight the work of leading scientists worldwide and showcase “spectacular new breakthroughs in evolutionary history,” PBS programming executive Bill Gardner said in a statement. Crocodiles […] Tags: Television, News, Entertainment, Ap, Nation, Pbs, Pasadena Calif, Bill Gardner

Probably the last release of the official Android app before the launch of some as yet unannounced top secret features is finally here – 3.1 brings both essential maintenance and bug fixes, as well as a number of nice usability enhancements. Prisoners of Google’s increasingly hostile panopticon OS are also advised that Android’s support for […] Tags: Google, Internet, Smartphones, Anime, Announcements, Sankaku Channel, Sankaku Complex, Sankaku App

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Seinfeld has been sued by a company claiming it bought the comedian’s 1958 Porsche for $1.5 million only to discover it was a fake. Fica Frio Limited’s lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Friday against a comic known for his love of vintage cars. Seinfeld mixes his affection for […] Tags: New York, News, Entertainment, Ap, Nation, Porsche, Manhattan, Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld

SNK’s legendary run-and-gun side-scroller Metal Slug has once again appeared on Steam in the form of Metal Slug XX. An overview of the port via Steam: METAL SLUG XX blasts off on Steam! METAL SLUG XX was originally released on PlayStation®Portable in 2009 and PlayStation®4 in 2018 as part of the classic 2D run-and-gun action […] Tags: Games, Trailer, Steam, Anime, Pc Gaming, Metal Slug, SNK

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has announced via the Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2019 that the new Nintendo-themed section of Universal Studios Japan will open in 2020. A predicted release date for the Super Mario Bros. animated movie has also been provided in the briefing: […] Tags: Japan, Nintendo, Anime, Announcements, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Japan, Shuntaro Furukawa

Western barbarians hoping they’d get a chance to play Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet in the West in its uncensored Switch form have gotten some good news as Play-Asia will be selling the Asian version of the game, a release which will contain support for the English language. Play-Asia delivered the good news by […] Tags: Asia, Games, Usa, West, English, Anime, Ps4, Tecmo Koei, Dead or Alive, Alive Xtreme, Nintendo Switch